US 11,081,013 B1 · Electronic landing marker

Abstract

An electronic marker may provide an approach notification to enable people to understand and interpret actions by a UAV, such as an intention to land or deposit a package at a particular location. The marker may communicate a specific intention of the UAV and/or communicate a request to a person. The marker may monitor the person or data signals for a response from the person, such as movement of the person that indicates a response. The marker may be equipped with hardware and/or software configured to provide notifications and/or exchange information with a person or the UAV at or near a destination. The marker may include a display, lights, a speaker, and one or more sensors to enable the UAV to provide information, barcodes, and text. The marker can provide final landing authority and can “wave-off” the UAV if an obstacle or person exists in the landing zone.

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Dependent claims

An electronic marker comprising:

a display;
a sensor;
a processor in communication with at least the display and the sensor;
and
memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform acts to:
determine that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is within a threshold distance of a delivery location associated with the electronic marker;
identify a condition at the delivery location based at least in part on data received from the sensor;
and
based at least in part on the condition, cause the display to present a symbol to enable the UAV to deliver a package at the delivery location, wherein the UAV is configured to detect the symbol and approach the delivery location based at least in part on the symbol.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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